Action of prostanoids on the emetic reflex of Suncus murinus (the house musk shrew)

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 477, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-251

  Kan, Kelvin K W ^a   Jones, Robert L ^a   Ngan, Man P ^a   Rudd, John A ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

(Suncus murinus); Anti emetic; Emesis; Emetic; Prostanoid

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 17 PHENYL OMEGA TRINORPROSTAGLANDIN E2; 5 (6 CARBOXYHEXYL) 1 (3 CYCLOHEXYL 3 HYDROXYPROPYL)HYDANTOIN; CICAPROST; COPPER SULFATE; EMETIC AGENT; FLUPROSTENOL; ILOPROST; MISOPROSTOL; NICOTINE TARTRATE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTANOID; PROSTANOID RECEPTOR; SULPROSTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAPIPROST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; INSECTIVORE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SUNCUS MURINUS; VOMITING;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANIMALS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; COPPER SULFATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYDANTOINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; NAUSEA; NICOTINE; PROSTAGLANDINS; PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, THROMBOXANE; SHREWS; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0345579425     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.08.020     Document Type: Article

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